42.5m children receive typhoid shots in Bangladesh: UNICEF
More than 42.5 million children in Bangladesh have received protection against typhoid through the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) Campaign 2025, reaching over 97% of the target group, UNICEF Representative Rana Flowers said on Sunday (December 7). Calling the drive “an extraordinary achievement,” she said the scale and coverage underscored the government’s commitment to preventing...
4 more die of dengue in Bangladesh
Four more people died from dengue in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning (20 November), taking the nationwide death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 353 this year. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 745 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals during the same period, raising the total number of cases recorded this year to 88,457. Of the latest...
Six dengue deaths, 788 hospitalised in 24 hours
Bangladesh reported six additional dengue deaths and 788 new hospital admissions in the 24 hours to Wednesday (November 19), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The DGHS issued a statement from its Health Emergency Operations Centre and Control Room in this regard. By location, new hospitalisations over the period were: Barishal division (outside city...
3 more dengue deaths in Bangladesh as 1,007 hospitalised
Dengue has claimed three more lives in the past 24 hours, while 1,007 new patients have been admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the DGHS issued a bulletin on Monday (November 17). All three of the latest fatalities were residents of Dhaka North City Corporation,...
Five more die from Dengue in Bangladesh
Five more people have died from dengue in the past 24 hours, while 792 patients were admitted to hospitals nationwide, according to a press release issued on Saturday (15 November) by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Dhaka North City Corporation recorded the highest number of new hospitalisations with 226 patients, followed by Dhaka South City Corporation with 121. Other...
Bangladesh reports 3 dengue deaths, 833 new cases in 24 hours
Three more people have died from dengue in the past 24 hours, while 833 new patients were admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported on Thursday. With the latest deaths, the total dengue fatalities in 2025 have risen to 326. Meanwhile, 859 patients were discharged during the same period, bringing the total recoveries this year to 78,848....
TB kills 1.23 million people last year: WHO
The global toll from tuberculosis fell to 1.23 million deaths in 2024, a 3% decline from the previous year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its annual TB report. WHO estimates overall TB illness fell by about 2% between 2023 and 2024. WHO reported that 8.3 million people newly diagnosed with TB received treatment in 2024—an all-time high—reflecting recovery in detection...
Six more die, 1,195 new dengue cases in Bangladesh
The dengue situation in Bangladesh remains alarming as six more people died and 1,195 new infections were reported in the past 24 hours, health officials said today. “We recorded six dengue-related deaths in 24 hours ending at 8 am today,” a spokesman of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, adding that 1,195 new cases were detected during the same period. According to...
Bangladesh records 488 new dengue cases in 24 hours
Bangladesh recorded 488 new dengue cases in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued today by the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the new patients, 58 were admitted in Barishal Division, 66 in Chattogram, 84 in Dhaka Division (outside the city corporations), 189 in Dhaka North City Corporation, 45 in...
Bangladesh reports 1,034 new dengue cases, five deaths in a day
Bangladesh continues to grapple with the worsening dengue situation as five more people died and 1,034 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, health officials said today. “We recorded the deaths of five dengue patients in the 24 hours ending at 8 am today,” said a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) spokesperson, adding that 1,034 fresh cases were reported during the same...
Bangladesh sees 10 dengue deaths in a day
The dengue outbreak in Bangladesh continues to escalate, with 10 more deaths reported in the past 24 hours up to Wednesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the same period, 1,069 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals, bringing the total number of cases this year to 74,999. With the latest fatalities, the country’s death toll from the...
Five more die as dengue cases rise in Bangladesh
The dengue situation in Bangladesh continues to worsen as health authorities today reported 1,147 new cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), of the new cases, 132 patients were admitted in Barishal division, 98 in Chattogram, 266 in Dhaka division (excluding the capital), 145 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), and 284 in...
928 more dengue cases reported in Bangladesh, 3 dead
Health officials reported 928 new dengue cases in the past 24 hours, claiming at least three lives, as the country continues to battle the ongoing outbreak. According to a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement, hospitalisations during this period included 120 patients in Barishal division, 88 in Chattogram, 194 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 142 in Dhaka South City...
Typhoid jab ‘safe, WHO-approved and halal’, say officials
Bangladesh’s typhoid vaccine is safe, WHO-approved and certified halal by Saudi Arabia’s Halal Center, health officials and partners said at a meeting in Dhaka on Thursday (October 23). Professor Dr Md Sayedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, said the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) “meets international quality standards and...
Four more die of Dengue in Bangladesh, 803 admitted in 24hrs
In the past 24 hours, four people have died from dengue, and 803 others were admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh, the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Thursday (October 23). The release detailed hospital admissions by region: Barishal division (outside city corporation) – 112; Chattogram division – 97; Dhaka...
Bangladesh reports 4 dengue deaths; 814 hospitalised in 24 hours
Bangladesh recorded four more dengue deaths in the past 24 hours, while 814 patients were admitted to hospitals nationwide, according to a Health Directorate bulletin issued on Tuesday (21 October). The Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room said new admissions included: 170 in Dhaka North City Corporation, 107 in Dhaka South, and 124 elsewhere in Dhaka division. Barishal reported...
Study finds multi-cancer blood test detects 50 types
A blood test designed to spot more than 50 cancers could accelerate diagnosis, early results from a North American study suggest. The Galleri test—developed by US company Grail—analyses fragments of tumour DNA circulating in the bloodstream. In a year-long trial of about 25,000 adults in the United States and Canada, nearly 1% returned a positive result; subsequent investigations...
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One more dies, 755 new dengue cases recorded in 24 hours
Health authorities today reported 755 new dengue cases and one death across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, as the mosquito-borne disease continues to spread in various parts of the country. According to a statement issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), of the newly hospitalised patients, 131 were from Barishal division, 98 from Chattogram division, 187 from Dhaka...
Bangladesh reports four dengue deaths, 758 hospitalised in 24hr
Bangladesh has recorded four more dengue-related deaths in the past 24 hours, while 758 patients were admitted to hospitals nationwide, according to a Health Directorate bulletin issued on Wednesday (Oct 14). The update was released by the Directorate General of Health Services’ Health Emergency Operations Center and Control Room. Of the new admissions, hospitals outside the city...
